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Originally posted by 12clicks
Extractions: http://www.phrma.org/publications/ba...s/federal/impo rt.phtml The Canadian federal and provincial governments ration health care and discourage new medical technology; the result is protracted waits for medical care and lower quality care. According to a leading Canadian think tank, over 200,000 Canadians are waiting for surgical procedures. The waiting list grew 13% in just one year, (from 1997 to 1998). On average in 1998, for example, Canadian patients waited: 13.3 weeks for treatment from a specialist (6 weeks to see a specialist, and nearly 7.3 more weeks to receive treatment). Waiting times increased 12% in a single year. 11.4 weeks for an MRI an 18% increase in a single year. 25.4 weeks for orthopedic surgery.
I think this means if you blow out a knee, you get to hobble around on crutches for 6 months waiting for surgery.
that socialized medicine is sure good stuff! If my knee goes, I'll be damned if I want to be treated the same day. that's simply un-canadian
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I'm not Canadian so I can't speak for their system. Here in Australia there are waiting lists for elective surgery but anything that is essential is taken care of right away.
The system here is very popular with the public because it works.